Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0)

72specifications compared
16differ
56identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0) (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0) (6 vs 4). Maximum resolution: 1920 x 1200 pixels on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0), 2560 x 1600 pixels on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0), micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0).

Maximum resolution
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):1920 x 1200 pixels
- GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):2560 x 1600 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):4
- GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):6
- GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):6
- GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):3
- GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):6
- GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
- GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0
- GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0), GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0)
76 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0)View product
Graphics1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16	1x1, 1x16
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	174 mm
Other features1 differ
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	5	2
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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